Escondido shooting victim identified

ESCONDIDO  A man who was fatally shot following a fight in Escondido last weekend has been identified as 29-year-old Ilmer Pacheco, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Witnesses called 911 on Dec. 30 reporting men were fighting in the street, Escondido police said. Officers found Pacheco on Mission Avenue near Fig Street with a gunshot wound to the torso. He died at a hospital shortly after.

The shooter was described as Latino, about 26 years old, short with a stocky build, wearing a black T-shirt, jeans and black sneakers.